Confrontation between authorities and alleged correspondents' dinner shooter lasted 7 seconds
A confrontation between law enforcement and Cole Allen, the alleged shooter at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, lasted just seven seconds before he was apprehended. Allen, armed with a shotgun and other weapons, was stopped near a security checkpoint at the Washington Hilton Hotel while attempting to reach the ballroom where President Trump was dining. No one was seriously injured, though a Secret Service officer was struck by buckshot but protected by his vest.
- ▪Cole Allen, the 31-year-old suspect, entered the terrace level of the Washington Hilton Hotel from a tenth-floor room and removed a concealed shotgun in a camera-blind hallway.
- ▪The encounter between Allen and law enforcement lasted seven seconds, beginning when he passed through a security checkpoint and ending with his apprehension after gunfire was exchanged.
- ▪Secret Service officers found a shotgun, handgun, multiple knives, and a tactical vest on Allen, who was charged with attempting to assassinate the president and other federal offenses.
- ▪A Secret Service officer returned fire while being shot at point-blank range, sustaining only bruising due to his protective vest, and Allen was not hit by gunfire.
- ▪U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro released video evidence of the incident, which occurred just 40 feet from the staircase leading to the ballroom where President Trump and 2,600 guests were present.
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Exclusive Politics Confrontation between law enforcement and alleged correspondents' dinner shooter lasted 7 seconds By Nicole Sganga, Nicole Sganga Homeland Security and Justice Correspondent Nicole Sganga is CBS News' homeland security and justice correspondent. She is based in Washington, D.C., and reports for all shows and platforms. Read Full Bio Nicole Sganga, Jennifer Jacobs, Jennifer Jacobs Senior White House reporter Jennifer Jacobs is a senior White House reporter at CBS News. Read Full Bio Jennifer Jacobs, Pat Milton Pat Milton Senior producer, CBS News Investigative Unit Pat Milton, an award-winning journalist, is the senior producer of the CBS News Investigative Unit, specializing in national security, the FBI, Intelligence and federal law enforcement.
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